AIChatControl.FileUploadEnabled Property

Gets or sets whether users can attach files to messages. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.AIIntegration.Wpf.Chat

Assembly: DevExpress.AIIntegration.Wpf.Chat.v26.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.AIIntegration.Wpf.Chat

Declaration

C#

public bool FileUploadEnabled { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property FileUploadEnabled As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true to enable file upload operations; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Users can attach files directly to their chat messages. AI analyzes document content (such as text files, PDFs, images) and delivers more context-aware responses.

Run Demo: File Attachments — AI Chat

To activate file upload:

1. Enable the FileUploadEnabled property.
2. Configure additional settings based on your project requirements (maximum file size, allowed file types/extensions, maximum number of files that users can attach to a message).

<dxaichat:AIChatControl
    x:Name="aiChatControl"
    FileUploadEnabled="True"
    UseStreaming="True"
    HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" 
    VerticalAlignment="Stretch" 
    Margin="10">
    <dxaichat:AIChatControl.FileUploadSettings>
        <chat:DxAIChatFileUploadSettings MaxFileSize="5000000" MaxFileCount="5">
            <chat:DxAIChatFileUploadSettings.AllowedFileExtensions>
                <system:String>.png</system:String>
                <system:String>.pdf</system:String>
                <system:String>.txt</system:String>
            </chat:DxAIChatFileUploadSettings.AllowedFileExtensions>
            <chat:DxAIChatFileUploadSettings.FileTypeFilter>
                <system:String>image/png</system:String>
                <system:String>application/pdf</system:String>
                <system:String>text/plain</system:String>
            </chat:DxAIChatFileUploadSettings.FileTypeFilter>
        </chat:DxAIChatFileUploadSettings>
    </dxaichat:AIChatControl.FileUploadSettings>
</dxaichat:AIChatControl>

Tip

See the following article for more information on MIME types (FileTypeFilter): Common Media Types.

Refer to the following help topic for additional information: AI Chat Control